Phillies: Matters settled and unsettled until April

The competition for the final bullpen spot will continue in Clearwater this spring. Getty ID: 650881504.
The competition for the final bullpen spot will continue in Clearwater this spring. Getty ID: 650881504.
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This could be the first dominate season for Nola. Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images.
This could be the first dominate season for Nola. Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images.

The Numerical Bible:

This review is not a sabermetrics article, which means no heavy statistical analysis. But because some readers rely on stats, this is only a reference: no reason to articulate the importance of these numbers.

Phillies catchers:

  • Rupp, 29.5: 88 Gms., 331 PA, a .217 Avg., a .299 OBP, a .417 SLG, a .200 ISO, a .298 BABIP, 14 HR, 34 RBI, a .716 OPS and a 0.8 fWAR.
  • Knapp, 26: 56 Gms., 204 PA, a .257 Avg., a .368 OBP, a .368 SLG, a .111 ISO, a .360 BABIP, 3 HR, 13 RBI, a .736 OPS and a 0.7 fWAR.

Alfaro, 24.5:

  • Phillies: 29 Gms., 114 PA, a .318 Avg., a .360 OBP, a .514 SLG, a .196 ISO, a .420 BABIP, 5 HR, 14 RBI, an .814 OPS and a 0.6 fWAR.
  • AAA: 84 Gms., 350 PA, a .241 Avg., a .291 OBP, a .358 SLG, a .117 ISO, a .345 BABIP, 7 HR, 43 RBI, a .649 OPS and a 0.9 WARP.

Phillies:

  • Franco, 25.5: 154 Gms., 623 PA, a .230 Avg., a .281 OBP, a .409 SLG, a .179 ISO, a .234 BABIP, 24 HR, 76 RBI, a .690 OPS and a -0.5 fWAR.
  • Altherr, 27: 107 Gms., 412 PA, a .272 Avg., a .340 OBP, a .516 SLG, a .245 ISO, a .308 BABIP, 19 HR, 65 RBI, an .856 OPS and a 1.3 fWAR.

Williams, 24.5:

  • Phillies: 83 Gms., 343 PA, a .288 Avg., a .338 OBP, a .473 SLG, a .185 ISO, a .375 BABIP, 12 HR, 55 RBI, an .811 OPS and a 0.8 fWAR.
  • AAA: 78 Gms., 306 PA, a .280 Avg., a .308 OBP, a .511 SLG, a .230 ISO, a .358 BABIP, 15 HR, 44 RBI, an .839 OPS and a 2.0 WARP.

Crawford, 23:

  • Phillies: 23 Gms., 87 PA, a .214 Avg., a .356 OBP, a .300 SLG, a .086 ISO, a .306 BABIP, 0 HR, 6 RBI, a .656 OPS and a 0.2 fWAR.
  • AAA: 127 Gms., 556 PA, a .243 Avg., a .351 OBP, a .405 SLG, a .162 ISO, a .275 BABIP, 15 HR, 63 RBI, a .756 OPS and a 2.0 WARP.

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Kingery, 23.5:

  • AAA: 63 Gms., 286 PA, a .294 Avg., a .337 OBP, a .449 SLG, a .155 ISO, a .348 BABIP, 8 HR, 21 RBI, a .786 OPS, 1.1  WARP, 10 SB, 2 CS and 6.8 Spd.
  • AA: 69 Gms., 317 PA, a .313 Avg., a .379 OBP, a .608 SLG, a .295 ISO, a .324 BABIP, 18 HR, 44 RBI, a .987 OPS, 4.0  WARP, 19 SB, 3 CS and 8.7 Spd.

Eshelman, 23.5:

  • AAA: 18 Gms., 121 Inn., 10-3, a 2.23 ERA, a 3.20 FIP, a 3.76 xFIP and a 0.94 WHIP.
  • AA: 5 Gms., 29 Inn., 3-0, a 3.10 ERA, a 5.02 FIP, a 3.57 xFIP and a 1.10 WHIP.